Welcome New Trustees: 2025-26

The following is an excerpt from our Sanford Magazine Fall/Winter 2025

This year, we extend our deepest gratitude to Kenny Mitchell ’93, Stan Sykora, Chris Grundner, Susan Keiser, and Chai Gadde for their exceptional service to Sanford. Their leadership and commitment have strengthened our community and advanced our mission in meaningful ways.

We are also pleased to welcome four new trustees, who will play a significant role in furthering Sanford’s mission in the years ahead.

Frank Xu was born in Shanghai and graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China. He earned his doctoral degree in bioengineering in France and has lived in five U.S. states since 1989. Most recently, he served as director of the China Research Center of DuPont Industrial Bioscience in Shanghai before he and his family settled in Landenberg, Pennsylvania, in 2014. Frank and his wife, Sunny, are both self-employed.

All three of Frank’s daughters attended schools and even colleges that begin with the letter “S.” Adele graduated from St. Paul’s School (NH), Stanford University, and Stanford Medical School. Amelia ’24 attends Swarthmore College. Nora ’29 is currently a Sanford student.

Jennifer Wasson is a partner at Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP in Wilmington, Delaware. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation and insurance recovery, and she has represented Fortune 500 companies before the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, the Delaware Court of Chancery, and the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Delaware Superior Court. Jennifer received her law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of North Carolina School of Law and her undergraduate degree in public policy, magna cum laude, from the College of William and Mary.

Jennifer serves as co-chair of Delaware’s Combined Campaign for Justice and is an advisory board member for Action for Delaware’s Children. In 2023, she was elected by her partners to serve as the at-large member of the firm’s Executive Committee. She is a past chair of the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners and previously served on its board for more than ten years. Jennifer and her husband have two children at Sanford in the Class of 2031 and the Class of 2035.

Leslie Neuberger is an educator, Sanford parent, and active volunteer with a passion for education and community leadership. A licensed teacher, she earned her MEd in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Maryland and has 10 years of experience in early childhood education. Leslie previously taught first grade at a public school in the Baltimore area and now teaches at Fairville Friends School in various roles. She has served on the board of Fairville Friends School and on the curriculum committee at Crescent Ridge Academy (formerly NKMA), where she contributed to capital campaigns and hiring efforts.

In addition to her professional work, Leslie is involved in parent engagement programs and school events, including the Sanford auction and Home-and-School activities at her four children’s schools. Her children have loved being part of Sanford’s safe and inclusive community, and Leslie is excited to bring both professional expertise and parental insight to the board.

Logan Herring ’00 is the CEO of The WRK Group, which includes The Warehouse, REACH Riverside, and Kingswood Community Center. Raised in Wilmington’s West Center City neighborhood, Logan began his work in the Riverside community in 2016 as executive director of Kingswood Community Center. In 2018, he launched The WRK Group to accelerate the redevelopment of Riverside and the surrounding areas in northeast Wilmington. Today, the organization has 75 employees and deploys more than $12 million annually to create opportunities that empower residents to thrive.

Logan holds a Bachelor of Arts in business management from Goucher College and a certificate in nonprofit leadership from Boston College. He has been recognized as Delaware Business Times’ CEO of the Year for Large Nonprofits and named to Delaware Online’s Most Influential Delawareans list. Logan currently serves on multiple boards, including ChristianaCare, Leadership Delaware, and the Delaware Business Roundtable.